Natsuki didn't expect such an unexpected surprise.
But he quickly figured it out—Jiraiya must have remembered his student, Minato, upon seeing the Flying Thunder God formula.
Originally, Natsuki just wanted to slack off a bit, so he left a Flying Thunder God formula on Naruto and went off to enjoy two days in the town. He hadn't expected to trigger Jiraiya's memories like this.
Well, this worked out fine. He really did need sealing techniques.
"Thanks."
He wasn't stingy with his thanks. Anyone who helped him deserved it.
But after thanking Jiraiya, he just waved and walked off, not planning to stick around. Staying here was a waste of time—he'd rather head into town and have fun.
"What an unlovable brat!" Jiraiya muttered, then left for town himself.
Gai didn't bother with Naruto either. He immediately started doing push-ups. "Yoshi! Before nightfall, I'll do ten thousand push-ups! If I can't, I'll punish myself with ten thousand squats!"
This was too much!
Wasn't this just self-punishment?
Naruto didn't understand, but he was deeply shocked. However, his thoughts weren't really on that right now.
He glanced at the formula on his shoulder—actually, it was on his clothes. He realized that if he just changed outfits, it would be gone. Still, he didn't understand the purpose of this formula.
So, he asked, "Bushy Brows-sensei, what is this Flying Thunder God formula anyway, dattebayo?"
While doing push-ups, Gai replied as he counted, "Oh, the Flying Thunder God formula is the seal used for the Flying Thunder God no Jutsu. Simply put, it's the technique of the Fourth Hokage. If you leave a formula somewhere, you can teleport to it instantly, anytime, anywhere. For example, Natsuki—if he's eating at a restaurant in Konoha, but he wants to, he can teleport right to you because of that formula on your shoulder."
"That's so amazing, dattebayo!" Naruto was shocked. "How does Natsuki know the Fourth Hokage's technique? Didn't the Fourth Hokage pass away a long time ago? Where did Natsuki learn it from?"
Gai continued doing push-ups. "I heard it was taught to him by Raidō and Genma. Those two were the Fourth Hokage's guards. They must have seen something in Natsuki to pass the Flying Thunder God technique to him. Besides, with Natsuki's name as the wielder of the Maken Senjin (Demonic Blade: Thousand Edges), and his contributions during the village crisis, no one would oppose him learning it. As for him saying he hasn't fully mastered it yet—don't take that at face value. That guy's just being humble. He's definitely already mastered it."
Hearing this, Naruto clenched his fists.
It wasn't that he was jealous of Natsuki, but he was genuinely envious.
He realized that Natsuki was only going to keep getting stronger. Even now, he'd already learned such an outrageous technique, leaving everyone in their age group far behind.
Naruto had long known that he was nowhere near Natsuki's level, but he wasn't the type to give up.
He considered Natsuki a good friend. They were the same age, the same generation, so he didn't want to fall too far behind.
He had to work even harder. So, he shouted loudly, "Yoshi! I won't sleep tonight—I'm definitely going to pop this water balloon!"
Right. He was still at the water balloon stage of learning the Rasengan. And while determination was important, Naruto's talent was honestly nothing to write home about. Jiraiya often complained, saying Naruto had no talent at all. If Naruto wasn't Minato's son, Jiraiya probably wouldn't have bothered with him in the first place.
Meanwhile, Natsuki had already strolled through the town, bought some tasty food, and was enjoying himself.
As for buying gifts? Forget it. The town wasn't far from Konoha, so there was no need to bring back any souvenirs. Honestly, the so-called "specialties" here were basically the same as Konoha's.
After eating and drinking his fill, Natsuki went to an inn and booked a room.
Once inside, after locking the doors and windows, he teleported into his Gravity Training Room and began his daily gravity training. After quite a while, drenched in sweat, he finally finished.
He conjured up a pool of water with his mind to wash up and then opened the scroll to start studying.
Inside the scroll Jiraiya had given him were four sealing techniques: the Gogyō Fūin (Five Elements Seal), the Shishō Fūin (Four Symbols Seal), the Fūja Hōin (Evil Sealing Method), and the Fūka Hōin (Fire Sealing Method).
The Gogyō Fūin was the technique Orochimaru used to completely block off the Nine-Tails' chakra.
The Shishō Fūin was the seal Minato used to seal the Nine-Tails.
The Fūja Hōin was the technique Kakashi used to seal Orochimaru's cursed seal.
The Fūka Hōin was the technique Jiraiya used to seal Amaterasu's black flames.
But really, the four sealing techniques were more like five.
Because two Shishō Fūin combined to form the Hakkō Fūin (Eight Trigrams Seal), the seal that perfectly contained the Nine-Tails.
Kurama: Damn it! All of these are aimed at me, aren't they?!
Natsuki silently studied the sealing techniques. Although there were only a few, they were all advanced. If he hadn't already learned the basics and some low-level sealing techniques, he wouldn't have been able to understand them at all.
Natsuki had never been opposed to useful knowledge.
While the three main training systems for shinobi were Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, and Genjutsu, sealing techniques were by no means weak.
After all, the Uzumaki Clan had once been renowned across the ninja world for their exceptional sealing arts. It was just that, in order to obtain the techniques needed to seal the Tailed Beasts, the other villages had launched the so-called "Sealing War" against the Land of Whirlpools. The destruction of the Uzumaki nation marked the end of the clan, and their sealing techniques were divided up among the various villages.
Otherwise, where did you think all these villages got their Tailed Beast sealing techniques from? They couldn't have all been spontaneously invented by some genius, right?
That history was long past. There was no point in dwelling on it now. The Uzumaki Clan was gone, and as far as anyone knew, the only survivors were Naruto, Karin, and Nagato. There was no point in thinking about it any further.
Natsuki continued reading the sealing techniques and, before he knew it, it was time for bed.
As expected, high-level sealing techniques were too difficult. Learning them in a short period wasn't realistic. Besides, Natsuki wasn't a genius in this area—he could only grind away at them slowly. If he couldn't figure them out, he'd just go back and ask Kakashi. Natsuki definitely wasn't going to ask Jiraiya.
Before going to sleep, he sensed Naruto's position and found that he was still outside the village.
It seemed the guy was planning to train all night.
Natsuki didn't bother interfering. He had advised Sasuke to eat and rest properly, but he wasn't going to give Naruto the same advice.
Naruto was too stubborn—once he set his mind on something, he'd grind away at it no matter what. And honestly, he didn't have much talent, so apart from sheer determination, there wasn't much else he could rely on. Thankfully, his Uzumaki physique was unique, and with the Nine-Tails' chakra protecting him, it wasn't a big deal for him to skip sleep for a night. So Natsuki let him be.
Two days passed quickly, and there were no signs of Akatsuki coming to attack again.
So, Natsuki and Gai didn't hesitate—they left decisively, completely ignoring Naruto's pleas to stay.
For Gai, it didn't matter where he trained. But he preferred to be in the village, where he could go home after training, eat, bathe, and sleep—much better for rest and recovery.
As for Natsuki, he simply didn't want to stick around here anymore. He needed to get back to the village quickly.
So, apologies to Naruto—he'd have to continue training alone.
(End of Chapter)
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